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Why Should We Honor the Aged? 1 Timothy 5:1–2, Part 1
We ought to honor the elderly; the Bible makes that clear. But why? Do we honor the aged because they are often wiser, or does the reason go deeper?
1 year, 2 months ago
How to Save Yourself and Your Hearers: 1 Timothy 4:11–16
Why is it so important for elders to attend to their own souls? Because as the elders go, so goes the church.
1 year, 2 months ago
Why Strive for Godliness If Salvation Is a Gift? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 4
If salvation is a gift, why does Paul place such emphasis on pursuing godliness? Because godliness confirms that faith is real.
1 year, 2 months ago
How Is Godliness Good for This Life and the Next? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 3
Keeping your body fit provides some benefits. But training yourself to be godly is immeasurably better — better now and better in the life to come.
1 year, 2 months ago
What Is Godliness? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 2
Many of us say that we want to be more godly. But what is godliness in the first place?
1 year, 2 months ago
How Shall the Servant of Christ Be Trained? 1 Timothy 4:6–10, Part 1
Healthy pastors not only communicate the word of God — they love it. They both serve the meal and eat it. They are coworkers in joy.
1 year, 2 months ago
Paul’s Alternative to Asceticism: 1 Timothy 4:1–5, Part 3
The alternative to demonic asceticism is to receive God’s good gifts in ways that show his worth and lead us into deeper enjoyment of him.
1 year, 3 months ago
How to Believe in the Teachings of Demons: 1 Timothy 4:1–5, Part 2
False teachers forsake godliness as the goal of knowledge. And when that happens, consciences are seared and people swerve from the truth.
1 year, 3 months ago
Why Such Bleak Predictions of the End Times? 1 Timothy 4:1–5, Part 1
The New Testament makes it clear that the end times will become increasingly bleak. But God is not caught off guard; his great plan holds true.
1 year, 3 months ago
The Greatness of Christ-Exalting Truth: 1 Timothy 3:14–16, Part 2
When Paul steps back to assess the truth about all that God is for us in Jesus, truth that the church upholds, his response is to say, “Great indeed!”
1 year, 3 months ago